As in the past, soloists for the CBASO & Chorus performance of the Brahms Requiem this
spring will be selected through The American Prize nonprofit
competitions in the performing arts. These annual competitions, founded by CBASO music director David Katz in 2009, have gained a national following, with contestants
applying from every state in the union except Alaska.

If you know any excellent professional or pre-professional (college/university)
singers who might be interested in being considered as soloists for the
Brahms, complete information about the Chicago Oratorio Award may be
found on the website: http://www.theamericanprize.org/vocalperf.html

Two $750 prizes will be awarded as performance fees to soloists selected to appear under Maestro David Katz's baton in concert with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, in May 2016, performing the Brahms German Requiem, at St James Episcopal Cathedral, Chicago.

For more information about this additional opportunity, which is limited to applicants in the professional and college/university divisions of The American Prize contest, please download the opera/operetta or art song/oratorio application (link above.) There is no live competition. The American Prize judges recorded performances only.